Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Bergsma
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided January 21, 1992No. 26606-3-IPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtForrest, J.
Benjamin Bergsma, Sr., his wife, and Benjamin Bergsma, Jr. (Bergsma) appeal the trial court's judgment that they were unjustly enriched when Delores Jor dan, by her attomey-in-fact, Dale Prappas (Jordan), satisfied a 15-year-old deed of trust obligation that they held against her property. We reverse.
In January 1971, Jordan and her husband Clyde Rees (Rees) granted a deed of trust with power of sale on their property to Palmer G. Lewis Company (PGL) to guarantee a debt of $7,340. In November 1971, Jordan and Rees's marriage was dissolved and Jordan was given title to the property which was…
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